Combined screen and storm window or door frame



Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES JOHN S. BARNES, I' .ANN ABBOR, MICHIGAN.

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Application led January 18. 1926. Y Serial Ro. 81,890.

My invention relates to a combined screen and storm window ordoor frameand the method of constructingsame, shown in the accompanying drawingsand more particu- I` larly pointed out in the following speclficationand claims.

It is Well-known that .the usual screen door of commerce is ofrelativelyy light and frail construction, and as a result of the jar dueto constantly closing under the urge of a spring or s rings, the doorframe soon sags and its 1i e and periodof usefulness 1s limited.

It is also well-known that in certain climates it is frequentlydesirable and even necessary to substitute for the screen doors andwindows employed during the summer months storm doors and windows forthe Winter season in order to insureagainst the inclemencies of theweather and loss of heat by radiation.

It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide awindow or door frame which is adapted to remain in place throughout theyear, the framel being permanently fitted with screen or interlacedguard wire, or both, and may also be provided with removable glasspanels which may be quickly installed to convert the door Y or windowframe into storm windows or doors during the winter season-'should theoccasion require.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a wooden frame ofinexpensive construction to which wire screening or an interlaced guardwire netting is nailed, the wood frame being litted with .an overlappingsheet metal frame adapted to give strength and rigidity to the woodenstructure,to cover' the weather exposed surface of the latter,-toconceal the nails and marginal edge of the screen wire attachd to thewooden frame and to engage 'and support glass panels when it is desiredto convert the screen door or window into a storm door or window. y

Another object of the invention includes the method of constructing theframe, hereinafter more fully described.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention further resides in the combinationand arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed it being understood that changes may be made inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the same.

In the accompanying drawings forming ypart of this specification:

.Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wooden window or door frame towhich has been securedscreen wire tacked or nailed to the Wooden framealong the marginal edge of the wire, in the usual manner.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a window or door frame fitted with adetachable sheet metal frame covering the wooden frame and concealingthe marginal edge of the screen or guard wire nailed to the latter.

Figure 3 is a similar perspective lview of a door frame fitted with adetachable sheet metal frame to stiften the structure and to support aremovable glass panel in the upper opening of the frame and a removablesheet metal panel in the lower opening of the frame, the glass and sheetmetal panels covering the screen wire which is permanently attached tothe wooden frame.

.Figure .4 is a fragmentary perspective vlew showing a corner of thewooden door or window frame with the screen wireattached and a fragmentof the removable glass panel held in place by the detachable heet metalframe secured to the Wood rame.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a wooden frame with screenwire attached, showing a fragment of the detachable sheet metal frameemployed to stiffen the wooden frame and overlapping the marginal edgeof the screen wire.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view through one member of the woodenframe; the detachable overlapping sheet metal frame and screen wireattached to the wooden frame.

Figure 7 .is a fragmentary perspective view of the sheet metal blankfrom which thedetachable metallic frame is constructed.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings:

A is awooden frame, the sides and ends being connected together at thecorners by a tongue and groove or other joint. To this y 3,-theremovable frame D when replacedy f job.

frame is secured a wire screen B, by tacks C driven through the marginaledge of the wire netting into the frame.

D is a sheet metal strip of substantially L-shaped form in cross-sectionslitted as at d that it may be bent at right angles to conform to thesides and end rails of the window or door frame. When bent at rightangles, the overlapping portions or corners are spot-welded together asindicated at D1, or the may be riveted together, if preferred.

E dbnotes a plurality of screws employed to secure the removable sheetmetal frame to the wooden frame.

When it is desired to convert the screen door into a storm door, theremovable frame,

D is irst released and a glass panel F is inserted,as shown in Figures 3and 4,-overlapping the screen wire. If desired, a sheet metal panel Gmay be employed in the lower portion of the door, as indicated in Figuresecurely holding the glass and sheet metal panels in position. e

In basement windows and other locations, it is often desirable to employin connection with the wire screen, a guard wire as indicated in Figure2. x

In fitting a wooden frame with the removable overlapping sheet metalframe, the sheet metal strips forming the removable metal frame arefirst slitted at the proper points as indicated at d. The metal strip isthen bent at right angles to conform to the side and end walls of thewooden frame, the .y

overlapping corner portions are then spotwelded together-or otherwisesecured,-as

indicated at D1 in Figure 5. The removable sheet metal frame is thensecured by screws to the frame A to which'the screen wire has beenpermanently attached.

In order to insure a satisfactorily fitting screen or door frame inhouses already erected, it is essential that the frames properly fit thewindow or door openings. and for this reason it is practicallyimpossible-to carr commercial sizes in stock adapted to afford asatisfactory fit, and it is especially true in metal door frames owingtothe diiiiculty in altering the metal frame to tit the particular ,Itis therefore one of thepurposes of the y present ,invention to providethe metal for constructing the receiving frame in L-shaped strips ofstandard length; the workman may then readily construct a metal frame toreceive and iit any size wooden frame. It is then only necessary for theworkman, after constructing the wooden screen lframes, to slit the metalstrips at intervals corresponding with the length and width of thewooden frame he wishes to su port and inclose. The metallic strip maythen be readily bent to surround and overlap the wooden frame, theoverlapping corners of the-metallic strip being either s ot-welded orriveted together ;-the meta frame is then detachably se- 'cured to thewooden frame by screws-the glass or sheet metal panel covering thescreen wirebeing gripped between the wooden and sheet metal frames aspreviously explained.

This invention therefore contemplates not only the ydevice itself, butthe method of constructing the same.

In screen doors employing a central crossbar connecting the side railsof the frame together and to which the wire screen is secured, a sheetmetal strip H is employed, overlapping the marginal edge of the wire toconceal they latter.,- the ends of the strip being riveted orspot-welded to the side members of the metallic frame.

While I have referred to my invention as particularly adapted for windowand door frames, it will be obvious that it may be employed for factorypartition walls, delivery car panels, animal cages, wire signs,

'and other installations.

1. In a device of the character described,

a wooden frame; a wire fabric nailed adjacent its marginal edge to therails forming the wooden frame;v an imperforate panel covering the wirefabric and overlapping 'the marginal edge of the wooden frame; a

metal frame adapted to receive and su port the imperforate panel andwooden ame comprising a continuous substantially L- y shaped strip ofmetal having a resilient edge adapted to yieldingly bea-r upon saidpanel, with slits at spaced intervals corresponding with the length andwidth of the wooden frame, said strip being bent at right angles at theslitted portions to surround and overlap the wooden frame;means forixedlysecuring together the overlapping ends of the said slittedportions of the metal frame, and a plurality of screws for detachablysecuring the metal frame to the wooden frame.

2. In a device of the characterdescribed, a wooden frame; a wire.screening secured along its marginal edges to the wooden frame; aremovable `sheet metal frame adapted to o'verlap and stiien the woodenframe and also conceal the marginal edge of the wire screening securedtothe latter; said metal frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal. ofsubstantially L-shaped form in lll cross-section, its innermarginal ed enat the corners of the sheet metal frame being clined toward the face ofthe wooden ame, rigidly secured together, and means for de- 10 toprovide a yielding edge, with transverse tachably securing the sheetmetal frame to slits spaced apart at intervalscorresponding the woodenframe.

with the length and width of the wooden In testimony whereof, I signthis specififrame,` whereby said metal frame may be cation.

bent at right angles to surround and overlap the wooden frame, theoverlapping portions JOHN S. BARNES.

